Chronicon Æthelweardi
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Chronicon Æthelweardi is a late 10th-century Latin historical chronicle by Æthelweard that recounts early English history from legendary times through the Anglo-Saxon period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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historical chronicle ⓘ medieval Latin text ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Chronicon Æthelwerdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Æthelweard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| basedOn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Latin paraphrases of Old English annals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
NERFINISHED
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legendary times ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 10th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mathilde of Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalFocus | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | universal history focused on England ⓘ |
| historicalValue | important witness to lost versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian historiographical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | annalistic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
Viking incursions in England
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migration of the Anglo-Saxons to Britain ⓘ reigns of early English kings ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | early English history ⓘ |
| perspective | West Saxon viewpoint ⓘ |
| regionOfComposition | southern England ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse |
source for West Saxon royal genealogy
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source for early English chronology ⓘ |
| script | Caroline minuscule (in surviving manuscripts) ⓘ |
| settingOfComposition | late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| sourceType | secondary account of earlier annals ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
kings of Wessex
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political history of early England ⓘ |
| survivingManuscripts | few ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from legendary origins of Britain to late 10th century ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usesSource |
oral traditions
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royal genealogies ⓘ |
| workTitle | Chronicon Æthelweardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor | nobleman ⓘ |
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